Police: Carmel Man Pulled Over With Counterfeit Sticker on Car

A 21-year-old allegedly driving without a front license plate in Putnam County is facing more charges.

On Saturday, New York State Police from Brewster arrested 21-year-old Miguel O. Melendez of Carmel for criminal possession of a forged instrument, class D felony.

Melendez was pulled over on Route 6 in Carmel when troopers allegedly noticed a vehicle without a front license. An investigation revealed that the vehicle had a counterfeit New York State Inspections sticker on the windshield, police say.

Melendez was arraigned in the Town of Southeast Court and remanded to the Putnam County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond.